How did Rosberg feel about the tactics?

The German, 29, was unhappy he was not told that his team-mate had switched tyres.

"After the first pit stop I was closing on Lewis at some point. Then he went for a pit stop and I never saw him again - he had disappeared in the distance," he said.

"How's that motivation? Then it turned out he was on a different tyre which I didn't know."

BBC analyst David Coulthard

"Fair play to Nico for being so open and honest - but it's a bit confusing. Because there isn't that much to work out. You only have two compounds of tyres and you know where you stand with your team-mate. So it's either he's suddenly found turn of pace or is on softer tyres if he starts pulling away from you.

"We have all built Nico up as a thinker, the engineer behind the wheel, while pegging Lewis as the raw racer. But that interview exposes Nico to be vulnerable and confused."